Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has been given the authority to host the grand finale. Traditionally, the defending champions are allowed to host the play-offs.
It is reported that BCCI was in communication with the Karnataka State Cricket Association before finalizing the venues for the IPL 2026 play-offs. In a final move, the board picked HPCA Stadium, New International Cricket Stadium, and Narendra Modi Stadium, but why did they opt M. Chinnaswamy out of the equation?
Crowd capacity and ticket distribution could be two major points
“With BCCI opting for Ahmedabad over Bangalore for the IPL final, it has come to light that the Indian board was offered only five thousand tickets, as the requirement of the Karnataka State Cricket Association was close to thirty thousand in a stadium with a capacity of thirty-five thousand. With the obligation to distribute a huge chunk of tickets to Karnataka MLAs, the BCCI was left with no option but to award the match to Ahmedabad,” the CricBlogger report claimed.
Although BCCI has its own clarification behind its final decision, KSCA was not sure whether the number of tickets offered to the BCCI was the real reason behind Bangalore missing out on the play-off matches.
Qualifier 1 – May 26 – HPCA Stadium, DharamshalaEliminator – May 27 – New International Cricket Stadium, New ChandigarhQualifier 2 – May 29 – New International Cricket Stadium, New ChandigarhFinal – May 31 – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
BCCI Secretary issues an official statement
In a recent interaction with the media, BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia claims that all state hosting associations get 15% of the total capacity for them as complimentary tickets, but KSCA’s demand is more than the ratio.
Guwahati, Assam: BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia says, "The normal protocol, all state hosting associations get 15% of the total capacity for them as complimentary tickets. But we have come to know from various sources that during the hosting of the IPL league matches, Karnataka… pic.twitter.com/tA8MTERFQo
— IANS (@ians_india) May 7, 2026Read More: RCB overtake CSK, MI to become most valuable IPL team in 2026; full franchise valuations out
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